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26 JULY 2011 water
scientific demonstration and small group activities linking
content to the education curriculum.
NCEDA is also working with the tertiary education sector
to increase the number of university graduates with specialist
skills in desalination across the country, and the number of
PhD students employed by desalination companies.
Irrigation Conferences Make a Splash
Irrigation Australia Limited's (IAL) 2011 Conference will take
place in Launceston, Tasmania, from 22--25 August. Trevor
Le Breton, Acting CEO of IAL, says this year's theme provides
an opportunity to highlight new projects and developments
underway in Australia, with specific focus on Tasmania. The
theme of the conference, Irrigation -- New Horizons, Fresh Ideas
-- will introduce members and industry representatives to new
ideas in irrigation, with demonstrations on how to apply these
to farms, sports fields, golf courses, link parks and gardens.
Irrigation Australia has also won a bid to host the 2012
conference of the International Executive Council for the
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID),
which will be held in Adelaide alongside IAL's own annual
conference and the 7th Annual Asian Regional Conference. In
winning the bid, Australia was recognised as having a number
of internationally regarded irrigation projects that are important
examples of how to use water resources sustainably.
The conferences held in Adelaide in 2012 will coincide with
the Murray-Darling Basin Plan coming into effect and will also
cross over with most of the major irrigation modernisation
projects which make up the $4.9 billion investment in
infrastructure projects.
Organisers anticipate more than 800 water and irrigation
specialists -- including representatives from governments,
academic institutions, manufacturers, designers and retailers
-- from 20 countries will attend in 2012.
For more information and to register for the 2011 Conference
in Launceston please visit: www.irrigation.org.au/2011
Tenix Builds Underground Water
Recycling Facility Near Melbourne
Cricket Ground
Tenix has commenced building Victoria's largest underground
Water Recycling Facility (WRF) in Yarra Park, adjacent to the
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The $22m project, funded
by the Melbourne Cricket Club ($16m) and the Victorian
Government ($6m), will treat sewage from the local sewerage
network to 'Class A' recycled water standards for re-use
primarily as irrigation in Yarra Park, as well as for cleaning
and toilet flushing at the MCG and nearby Punt Road Oval.
The plant is estimated to be able to produce over 600 kilolitres
of recycled water per day.
Roof Water Harvesting means rain water is harvested from
rooftops in new residential subdivisions and transported
through pipes to an existing raw water storage. From there it
is treated and becomes part of the drinking water supply.
The Warrnambool demonstration site is located at Russell
Creek Residential Estate, on the corner of Whites and Aberline
Roads, and at the Marrakai Estate on Wangoom Rd.
• The project is believed to be the frst
of its kind in Australia.
• It provides a working demonstration
of a more sustainable approach to
water management by using the new
catchment" of roof area created in
population growth areas.
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ROOF
WATER
HARVESTING
...because it's
too good to waste!
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Roof Water Harvesting Toolkit
Interested in Roof Water Harvesting in your area?
Log on to www.wannonwater.com.au
or call 1300 926 666 to request a toolkit.
Funding has been provided through the Australian Government's Water for the Future initiative and
the Victorian State Government, allowing the demonstration site to be established and the regional
harvesting principle to be explored in other areas of Australia.